3 Ways to Slingshot a Star

The star-mapping satellite Gaia has found more than 20 stars speeding across the Milky Way toward intergalactic space. There are just a few things that can slingshot a star out of a galaxy and all of them take some extreme gravitational interactions. Free to watch on Dr.Doc Kids.

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